Houston, TX — July 6, 2024, Leonard Army was killed as the result of an alleged intoxicated driver accident at around 8:30 p.m. along the Eastex Freeway.
Authorities said in initial statements that the accident happened off the corner of the U.S. 59 service road and Tidwell Road.
According to Houston Police officials, a 41-year-old man, identified by county officials as Leonard Army, was in a Toyota Rav4 going eastbound along Tidwell through the intersection. At Eastex, police say a northbound Jeep ran the light and crashed into Leonard Army. As a result, Army sustained fatal injuries.
Commentary by Attorney Michael Grossman
The other driver, identified as a 17-year-old, currently faces charges for intoxication manslaughter. It’s unclear if authorities think drugs or alcohol led to the crash. The reason that’s an important distinction to make is because, depending on the circumstances, providing alcohol to a minor can make that provider responsible for contributing to a resulting accident.
That’s concerning regardless of who the provider was, but across hundreds of cases I’ve handled against negligent alcohol providers, it would surprise people how many licensed businesses knowingly sell alcohol to minors. Catching an establishment like that is enough reason on its own to make sure investigators retrace the allegedly intoxicated driver’s steps leading up to the crash. Getting answers and potentially seeing wrongdoers held accountable for a man’s death only make those steps more crucial going forward.
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